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Nocturnal Animals
2016
· Movie
· 116 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1767
- IMDb #1208
- Google retired #2555
- Rotten Tomatoes #2114
- Metacritic #1384
- Letterboxd #1441
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2443
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2237
- Metacritic Critics #1706
- Metacritic Audience #852
- Criticker #891
- Douban #1221
- Kinopoisk #1785
- AlloCiné #1182
- Trakt #1469
Every rating
59–80
out of 100
A wealthy art gallery owner receives a manuscript from her ex-husband, dedicated to her and titled after a nickname he had for her. As she reads the violent and disturbing thriller, which tells the story of a family's terrifying road trip, she is deeply unsettled. She interprets the novel as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale, forcing her to reflect on their past relationship and her own choices.
Details
- Director
- Tom Ford
- Writer
- Tom Ford
- Based on
- Tony and Susan by Austin Wright
- Studio
- Fade To Black, Artina Films, Focus Features, Tom Ford
- Released
- 4 November 2016
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $22.5M
- Box office
- $29.3M
- Awards
- 8 wins, 64 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 72 →2 major awards won · 8 wins from 72 nominations across 31 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2016 | Grand Jury Prize | Tom Ford | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2017 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Shane Valentino | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2017 | Best Editing | Joan Sobel | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2017 | Best Makeup and Hair | Donald Mowat and Yolanda Toussieng | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2017 | Best Production Design | Meg Everist and Shane Valentino | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2017 | Best Film Music | Abel Korzeniowski | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Winner |
| Best Director | Tom Ford | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Tom Ford | Nominee |
Venice Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Grand Jury Prize | Tom Ford | Winner |
| Golden Lion | Tom Ford | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
9 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tom Ford | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Tom Ford | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Joan Sobel | Nominee |
| Best Film Music | Abel Korzeniowski | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Donald Mowat and Yolanda Toussieng | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Meg Everist and Shane Valentino | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tom Ford | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Shane Valentino | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture | The stunt ensemble of Nocturnal Animals | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tom Ford | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
10 nominations, 1 won
| Body of Work | Michael Shannon (also for Midnight Special, Loving and Elvis & Nixon ) | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tom Ford | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey | Nominee |
| Best Director | Tom Ford | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | The cast of Nocturnal Animals | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nocturnal Animals | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Shane Valentino | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild
2 nominations, 1 won
| Feature-Length Motion Picture – Contemporary Make-Up | Donald Mowat, Elaine Offers and Malanie J. Romero | Winner |
| Feature-Length Motion Picture – Contemporary Hair Styling | Jules Holdren and Yolanda Toussieng | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 1 won
| Mommie Dearest Worst Screen Mom of the Year Award | Laura Linney | Winner |
| Worst Female Image in a Movie | Nocturnal Animals (the obese naked women dancing) | Nominee |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Nocturnal Animals | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award | Tom Ford | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuosos Award | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Winner |
Houston Film Critics Society
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Abel Korzeniowski | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nocturnal Animals | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
3 nominations
| Actor of the Year | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | Nocturnal Animals | Nominee |
| Supporting Actor of the Year | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Amy Adams | Nominee |
| Best Director | Tom Ford | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nocturnal Animals | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tom Ford | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Joan Sobel | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tom Ford | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tom Ford | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tom Ford | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tom Ford | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tom Ford | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Tom Ford | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
Australian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best International Film (English Language) | Nocturnal Animals | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Contemporary Film | Arianne Phillips | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Campy Film of the Year | Nocturnal Animals | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination
| Best Thriller | Nocturnal Animals | Nominee |
Jupiter Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Actress | Amy Adams | Nominee |